Thank you to everyone who donated food for the Southend Foodbank last week. Your generosity and kindness are greatly appreciated, and your donations will make a real difference to individuals and families in our local community who need support.

Last Friday was a fantastic celebration of all things maths as the children spent the day exploring exciting mathematical concepts in greater depth. From tangrams to Pi, every year group immersed themselves in a different area of maths, discovering just how creative, practical and engaging the subject can be.

A historic achievement was secured at the BATTS Centre in Harlow as Hamstel were crowned Essex Table Tennis Champions, becoming the first Hamstel team ever to win a county title. The tournament represented a significant step up in standard from the previous round, with the team facing seven challenging fixtures against some of the strongest schools in Essex. Hamstel rose to the occasion superbly, displaying skill, determination and composure throughout an outstanding day of

The children had a great time yesterday during World Book Day . The day started with a special assembly where the children had to work out who the special 'masked readers' were from amongst the staff. Thank you to everyone for your support in helping to create such great costumes. We hope the day really inspired the children to find out more about the different characters they got to meet!